The Taylor Day team won the best overall championship belt sponsored by North Florida Financial: From left, Justice Elvish, Ashleigh Brooks, Megan Reese, Ryan Reese, Christina Williams, Nicholas Busse and Sharron Watson
Taylor Day's Ryan Reese shows off the trophy belt.
About $20,000 in proceeds from team registrations and sponsorships will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida, said Kayla Haines Herrin, YLS Chili Cook-off Committee co-chair.
2022 Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-off Committee Chair Kayla Haines Herrin of Smith Hulsey & Busey, left, and Co-chair Ashleigh Brooks of Taylor Day.
The Young Lawyers Section booth.
The Coleman-Talley booth.
The 2022 Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-off Committee.
Thousands attended the YLS Chili Cook-off that was part of the Riverside Arts Market on Feb. 19.
Duval County Judge Gary Flower, left, and Duval County Judge Michael Bateh were on the panel that tasted the entries and determined this year’s awards.
The Rogers Towers booth featured a “Tiger King” theme. The firm won the Most Spirited award.
The Law Offices of Ron Sholes P.A.’s chili was named the Meatiest.
The Rubenstein Law booth passed out chili, but their cornbread was chosen as the best.
The Office of the State Attorney booth.
The Jacksonville Daily Record booth. From left, Jay Lesowitz, Codi Gildberg and Publisher Angie Cambell.
By Kayla Haines Herrin • YLS Chili Cook-off Committee Chair
The weather was perfect, the crowd was huge and the chili was hot at the Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-off on Feb. 19 at Riverside Arts Market.
Thirty-two teams competed and about 3,000 members of the public joined us for the festivities.
Despite being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the high level of enthusiasm for the charitable event returned among the legal community and from the public.
This year’s beneficiary of the proceeds, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida, is a mentoring organization that creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
With the contributions from our corporate sponsors and the teams who participated, we were able to raise approximately $20,000 for the organization.
“Thank you all again for the opportunity to partner on the chili cook-off,” said Sara Alford, CEO of BBBS. “We are especially thankful for the partnership and communication as we navigated the challenges of 2020 and 2021.”
Special thanks go to North Florida Financial for sponsoring our new Chili Championship Belt and to Miller Electric Co. for providing a generator.
Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-off Committee Chair Kayla Haines Herrin is an associate at Smith Hulsey & Busey.
